(Fargo, ND) -- Fargo Public Schools has announced that Beth Olson will take the reigns as principal of Jefferson Elementary School beginning on July 1st, 2021. She will assume the position from Principal Brad Franklin who will become the principal of Carl Ben Eielson Middle School on July 1st.
Olson has been the dean of students for Lewis and Clark Elementary School since 2019. Prior to being named a dean of students, Olson served as an administrative intern at Lewis & Clark for two years. For the 2016-17 school year, she was the student performance strategist at Kennedy Elementary School. Olson was also a fourth and second grade teacher at Kennedy from 2012 to 2016. While teaching at Kennedy, Olson also served as the student leadership advisor and was a member of the Kennedy Multi-Tiered System of Support. She has served on the District Technology Task Force and as a District teacher mentor. She began her education career in 1991 as a private school elementary teacher in Grand Forks, North Dakota and was a public school teacher in Grand Forks from 2003 to 2012.
Olson holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education from Mayville State University and a Master of Educational Leadership degree from North Dakota State University. She has also completed the North Dakota Coaches Academy training and holds a North Dakota principal’s credential.